Women's self-help groups (SHGs) have increasingly been used as a vehicle for social,
political, and economic empowerment as well as a platform for service delivery. Although a …

Occupational status benefits of student mobility remain uncertain, despite increasing interest
in the implications of international student mobility for the reproduction of societal inequality …

Microfinance research plays a pivotal role in addressing global development challenges, yet
comprehensive assessments of its alignment with sustainable development goals (SDGs) …

Purpose The present study investigates the role of social capital in promoting sustainable
livelihood amongst indigenous women in India. The study further analyses the mediation …

The ability of microcredit programmes to empower women remains highly contested, with
studies alternatively championing their worth or denouncing their ineffectiveness. This article …

Does widespread civic participation lead to more social capital? We argue that this is not
necessarily the case. As more actors join voluntary associations, the pool of social resources …

The intersections between gender, mobility and power have been well established. While
research has examined the inequity of (im) mobility, the role of restricted mobility as a form of …

Despite considerable efforts made by development scholars and practitioners to address
women's subordinate status, gender inequality remains pervasive. Feminist scholars have …

This paper uses a multi-dimensional perspective on social capital to investigate how a
microfinance institution can enhance the social capital of poor entrepreneurs. Findings show …

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused extreme threat and fatalities across
the globe. India suffered enormously being the largest populous country after China …